1/6th tintype. Private Collection.
What a sweet portrait! The baby daughter looks so much like her father; they have the same look in their eyes. She’s leaning into him too, safe in his arms. A beautiful picture that speaks of their special bond.
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The WWII German pilot with the model plane
WWII German pilot. Snapshot. Private Collection.
Ah, the enemy…the one we loathe.
This picture spoke to me. This German pilot is leaning to the side so the model plane is in the shot. The picture gives me the feeling that flying was a dream of his from childhood, and it most likely was. Too bad this one grew up to become a pilot under Hitler’s rule. Sad, sad, sad. This pilot fought for the wrong side and paid the price whether he survived or not.
I collect these pictures because they remind me of the universal tragedy of war. The enemy had a face and family too and a life, and dreams, and not all of them were evil, they followed orders like every soldier has to do.
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Austrian boy with very high collar & cigarette. CDV. Personal Collection.
A thick late period CDV of a dapper Austrian boy. He’s wearing a high collar and white tie that together elongate his silhouette. His jacket’s wrinkled but his gentlemanly appearance is complete with a straw boater hat, buttonhole jewelry chain and a cane tucked on his arm.
The backdrop is plain and looks like a painted room corner.
This card reminds me of the German one.
Photographer: Atelier Tegeffhoff. Inh. F. Jelinek. Vienna. Austo-Hungarian Empire.
Duo with man in mourning black armband
Man with mourning black armband. RPPC. Private Collection.
The black armband meant there was a recent death in the close entourage or household of this gentleman. The other one may have been wearing it too but it is not visible.
Both men and women mourners wore it on their left arm, and three months seems to have been the accepted length of time to display it. While still worn today by the military and sports teams, we have by and large lost this tradition. The armband let people know the person is grieving, and invited them to treat him or her with compassion and understanding in their difficult time.
Distant family members or friends would dress in gray instead of black.
RPPC: divided back. No stamp box. 1907-1914
An American photo strip
For this day a humorous horizontal photo strip I digitally cut up of an American posing with a phone and two flags. Serious, then not so serious, then serious again!
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- Hat, no hat…
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- …taking a call, or feeling patriotic…
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- …or lost in thoughts
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